Save Type Surname (from location) Usage Basque Pronounced Pron. /men.di.o.la/(Basque) /men.ˈdjo.la/(Spanish) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From the name of a village in Álava, Basque Country, derived from mendi "mountain" combined with either ola "hut, cabin; foundry, factory" or -ola "place of".